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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "George Adams" <g.adams102@yandex.com>
Reply-To: adamsgeorge6@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 03 Feb 2016 22:55:46 +0000
Subject: Your consent is needed

Sir,

My name is George Adams from Rivers State, Nigeria. I am a lawyer by profession. I write to propose for mutual beneficial project. My client( late), wanted his funds to be used for any lucrative business in your country for his children in case of his demise. As a result of this, I was then obliged to seek for the assistance of a foreign partner, who will stand in proxy for the family to claim US$15m that was deposited one of the banks to be used for any business you shall propose. I will expound on this as soon as I get your consent.


Regards,
George Adams

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